All Grocery articles – Page 493
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NewsTesco outlook downgraded by ratings agency
Standard & Poor’s has downgraded Tesco’s outlook to negative as it warns that profits may continue to weaken.
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NewsFood inflation hits two-year low in July
Food inflation hit a two-year low in July, dropping to 3.1% from 3.5% in June.
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NewsThe Co-op in 'good shape' for further acquisitions
The Co-operative Food could invest a chunk of finance into acquiring a smaller operator after its owners secured just under £1bn this week.
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NewsRetailers slash prices of Olympic souvenirs by up to 80%
Retailers are being forced to reduce the prices of Olympic Games souvenirs by up to 80% following poor demand from shoppers.
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NewsRetail sales growth eases off in July
Retail sales growth slowed in July to a greater extent than had been expected.
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NewsCo-operative Group secures £950m in refinancing deal
The Co-operative Group, which includes the food retailer The Co-operative Food, has agreed a £950m refinancing deal with a group of banks led by Barclays.
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NewsProfits double at upmarket frozen food retailer Cook
Family-owned frozen food retailer Cook has defied the economic gloom to post a 101% rise in pre-tax profits to £1.3m in the year to March 2012.
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GalleryStore gallery: Creating a better, brighter Tesco
The evolution of the grocer’s in-store environments is gathering pace. John Ryan reports from Thetford and Bishop’s Stortford.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco opens Food To Go shop-in-shop
The Chester store is home to an area that features time of day merchandising.
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GalleryStore of the week: Loblaws, Toronto
Drama and food retailing may be found in the same place, but not often.
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AnalysisOlympics: Retail's biggest names give their opinion
As the Olympic Games gets underway tonight, Retail Week asks key figures what the event will mean for retail.
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NewsTesco cuts Fresh & Easy head office jobs
Tesco has made job cuts at its loss-making Fresh & Easy chain in the US as it scales back new store openings.
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NewsOlympics merchandise helps drive John Lewis sales
Sales at John Lewis department stores surged 11.2% to £63.84m last week as shoppers snapped up Olympics merchandise.
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OpinionComment: Olympics should provide welcome boost to sentiment
As the Olympic Games get under way, perhaps the best that retailers should hope for from the sports spectacular is a boost to shopper sentiment.
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NewsRetailers on their marks to chase Olympic gold
Hopes are high for boost to consumer sentiment and Games sales fillip.
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NewsGrocers’ c-store sales set to rocket
The convenience grocery market is set to balloon as consumers shop more frequently and collect online orders in store.
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AnalysisLidl improvements drive Schwarz Group growth
German grocer Schwarz Group, operator of Lidl discount stores and Kaufland hypermarkets and superstores, increased sales by 6% to E63.4bn (£49.5bn) in the financial year to February 29.
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NewsIceland and Farmfoods targeted in milk price protests
Iceland and Farmfoods are the latest retailers to be targeted as part of a dairy farmers’ campaign to win a fairer price for milk.
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OpinionComment: Building brands in the digital retail era
The news that Ocado is planning a move into dedicated non-food sites for categories such as pets, baby, health and beauty and home and gardening got me thinking.
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Food and clothing retailer Woolworths reports group sales growth
Food and clothing retailer Woolworths reported group sales growth of 11.8% and 7.1% like-for-like for its financial year ended June 24.At the County Road clothing division in Australia and New Zealand, turnover fell 6.6% despite net retail space in Australia rising by 1.3%.Across the international group, excluding franchised stores, the ...